While religious diversity is often considered a relatively recent phenomenon in America, the Cape Fear region of North Carolina has been a diverse community since the area was first settled. The Cape Fear River and the port city of Wilmington were more urban than the rest of the…
"This book examines the relations between Buddhism and Christianity in the context of our emerging world civilization. It illuminates in particular the way Theravada Buddhism does not fit prevalent theories about religion and does not match Christian (or Muslim or Jewish or Hind…
Members of many religions live alongside one another in sprawling urban centers and isolated rural communities, and conflict and misunderstanding among religions are widespread. From a Christian and Anglican perspective, this book searchingly examines the nature of such encounte…
"Addresses the state of religious pluralism in the post-Suharto era (1965-1998) with case-studies from across the religious spectrum (Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Islam) and across the social sciences. The volume opens a number of windows on how t…
"Addresses the state of religious pluralism in the post-Suharto era (1965-1998) with case-studies from across the religious spectrum (Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Islam) and across the social sciences. The volume opens a number of windows on how t…
"Addresses the state of religious pluralism in the post-Suharto era (1965-1998) with case-studies from across the religious spectrum (Animism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Islam) and across the social sciences. The volume opens a number of windows on how t…